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'''Fuzzy Terminology Recognition (FTR)''' refers to recognizing inflections of a term included in a Wordfast active glossary (although such inflections have not been added to that glossary). It can be manual through the use of asterisks (*) or automatic through checking this option in a glossary's tab in [[Wordfast Classic]].
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[[File:FTR - WF Pro5.png|thumb|WFP Terminology Preferences]] '''Fuzzy terminology recognition''' refers to the ability of translation software to spot terms that approximately match the term in a glossary. Fuzzy Terminology Recognition helps recognize words in their different forms.
  
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==Wordfast Pro==
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[[Wordfast Pro]] (WFP) offers '''automatic''' fuzzy terminology recognition and this feature is active by default. To disable it, click on [[File:WFP Preferences icon.png|25px|WFP Preferences icon]] to open '''''Preferences''''' and access the '''''Terminology''''' tab. Uncheck the box at ''“Enable fuzzy term recognition"''. There is no manual terminology recognition in WFP.
  
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'''Automatic Fuzzy Terminology Recognition'''
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==Wordfast Pro 3==
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[[Wordfast Pro 3]] offers both '''automatic and manual''' fuzzy terminology recognition. The manual option supports adding asterisks as wildcards at the end of terms. An asterisk signals there may be 0 or more characters at that place in the term in real sentences. So, ''computer*'' will match ''computer'' as well as ''computers'', while ''green* solution*'' will also match ''greener solutions''. For more details, refer to the section on [https://wordfast.com/WFP3/Translating_in_a_project/Working_with_Terminology.htm Working with terminology] in WFP3 online help.
  
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You can check this option "Use fuzzy terminology recognition" under each Wordfast glossary tab to enhance recognition of some cases.
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==Wordfast Classic==
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[[Wordfast Classic]] offers both ''automatic and manual'' fuzzy terminology. For details, refer to the [https://www.wordfast.net/zip/WFC8_manual.html online user manual].
  
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'''Manual Fuzzy Terminology Recognition'''
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Adding an asterisk to the end of the source term (or more accurately at the end of any word of the term) can help recognize the word+endings.
 
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But what if you want to make Wordfast recognize some differences at the beginning or in the middle of a word? Actually, you can add an asterisk wherever you think it would be useful. Again, remember that WF 5.60X and the later versions support initial asterisks. So, now you can also add asterisks at the beginning of a term to recognize prefixes+term (but you cannot add an asterisk in the following 3 letters). So let us have examples:
 
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'''1- Ending asterisks:'''
 
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machine* (e.g. machine'''s''')
 
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electric* machine* (e.g. electric'''al''' machine'''s''')
 
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'''2- Middle asterisks:'''
 
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anti*reflective (anti-reflective)
 
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'''3- Initial asterisks:'''
 
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*installation (e.g. uninstallation)
 
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As for the difference between automatic and manual fuzzy terminology recognition, actually they are not the same. Each of them has different mechanisms in recognizing fuzzy terms. Of course, some results could be the same. But in some special cases, the manual way could give more accurate results.
 
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== Fuzzy Terminology Recognition in Wordfast Pro ==
 
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In [[Wordfast Professional|Wordfast Pro]], the same concept is used. However, notice the following:
 
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* '''Automatic Fuzzy Terminology Recognition''' is active by default. To disable it, go to {{Menu|Edit}} > {{Menu|Preferences}} > {{Menu|Terminology}}, and check "Disable automatic fuzzy terminology recognition".
 
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* '''Manual Fuzzy Terminology Recognition''' in Wordfast Pro does NOT support initial asterisks in any word of a term at all. Only asterisks at the end of a word or after the first three letters are supported.
 
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--[[User:Yasmin|Yasmin Moslem]] 25 February 2012
 

Latest revision as of 13:14, 17 April 2021

WFP Terminology Preferences
Fuzzy terminology recognition refers to the ability of translation software to spot terms that approximately match the term in a glossary. Fuzzy Terminology Recognition helps recognize words in their different forms.

Wordfast Pro

Wordfast Pro (WFP) offers automatic fuzzy terminology recognition and this feature is active by default. To disable it, click on WFP Preferences icon to open Preferences and access the Terminology tab. Uncheck the box at “Enable fuzzy term recognition". There is no manual terminology recognition in WFP.

Wordfast Pro 3

Wordfast Pro 3 offers both automatic and manual fuzzy terminology recognition. The manual option supports adding asterisks as wildcards at the end of terms. An asterisk signals there may be 0 or more characters at that place in the term in real sentences. So, computer* will match computer as well as computers, while green* solution* will also match greener solutions. For more details, refer to the section on Working with terminology in WFP3 online help.

Wordfast Classic

Wordfast Classic offers both automatic and manual fuzzy terminology. For details, refer to the online user manual.

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